- Irchester railway station
Irchester railway station was built by the
Midland Railway in1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford andHitchin .It was somewhat unique for the Midland in having its station building built on an overbridge. It closed for passenger traffic in 1960, and for goods in 1965.
The Irchester Bank is one of the steepest of five summit levels between
Leicester andBedford . The surrounding country provided important traffic to the line in the form ofironstone for the smelters inDerbyshire .Local campaigners have argued for the station to be reopened to serve as a 'park and ride' station for the nearby town of
Rushden .
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